23 reviews tagged with "novel, crime, tempe brennan"

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Body of Lies (2008) R

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google_ad_section_start This spy/action flick is directed by Ridley Scott ( American Gangster (2007), Num3rs , The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), Matchstick Men (2003), Black Hawk...

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Reviewed by Maxim via on 12 Oct 2008.

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Dissolution by C J Sansom

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Set in England at the time of King Henry VIII and his dissolution of the monasteries, this murder mystery starts with the sending of lawyer and reformist Matthew Shardlake to a Benedictine monastery where the previous commissioner had been found...

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Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 25 Aug 2008.

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The X Files: I Want to Believe.

*****

Mulder and Scully's return only serves to remind us that the best is long over. Directed by: Chris Carter Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly, Xzibit What's it About: Mulder and Scully, no longer...

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Reviewed by gem via on 06 Aug 2008.

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Double Fault by Lionel Shriver

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So Wimbledon was in progress, I was in my local bookshop and this novel caught my eye. Its the story of Willy, a low ranking tennis professional on the way up when we first encounter her. She's been playing tennis since aged four and is now...

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Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 18 Jul 2008.

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Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

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Easy to read, page turner of a novel whose main character is Peter, a bullied teenager, who heads into high school one morning armed and kills ten people. I found many of the characters to be cliched and a bit one dimensional. But despite that the...

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Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 03 Jul 2008.

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My Favourite Wife by Tony Parsons

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Having read and enjoyed “Man and Boy” and “One for my baby”, I was looking forward to reading this latest novel from Tony Parsons. Alas it was a major disappointment. Having just finished it, I am left with a sense of...

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Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 30 Mar 2008.

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In the Woods by Tana French

*****

My mother in law lent me this book a few weeks ago and it was a good read up to a point. My main gripe is its very disappointing ending which then tarred the whole novel as I wondered “why the hell did I bother reading that?” Its set in...

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Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 06 Mar 2008.

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The Sculptress by Minette Walters

*****

Well written, gripping crime novel, that keeps you guessing.

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Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 31 Dec 2007.

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The Closer TV series

*****

Quirky, entertaining American LAPD detective TV series.

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Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 08 Nov 2007.

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Bones to Ashes by Kathy Reichs

*****

Run of the mill book in the Dr Temperance Brennan series of crime thriller novels.

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Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 17 Oct 2007.

1 of 1 people found this useful.

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